With eyelash extensions, you can wake up with full eyelashes every morning. Extensions can enhance your eyes and make you look put together. While lash extensions can last up to six weeks, you can maintain your lashes for longer by using your own lash shampoo.
A homemade lash shampoo will clear away dirt or oil built up on your extensions without breaking down the adhesive. Regularly cleaning your lashes with shampoo will give you beautiful, fluffy lashes that will last longer. Even if you don’t have much experience with homemade beauty products, you can easily make lashes at home.
A DIY guide on how to make lash shampoo for cleansing eyelash extensions
While you should avoid getting your eyelash extensions wet for at least 48 hours, you can clean your lashes after that. With that said, it’s best not to use the same shampoo you use on your hair. Many products contain harsh ingredients that can potentially be damaging to lashes.
Instead, you can make your own shampoo using gentle ingredients! To make lash shampoo, you’ll need:
- Baby shampoo
- Baking soda
- Distilled water
- A foaming pump bottle
Clean the foaming pump bottle and allow it to fully dry. Pour one tablespoon of baby shampoo into the bottle. Add one teaspoon of baking soda and fill the rest of the bottle with distilled water. Securely close the bottle and shake the ingredients together until they’re completely mixed.
Once you’re done, you’ll be left with an extremely gentle shampoo that won’t irritate your eyes or damage your lashes in any way. This shampoo only takes a few minutes to make and can be used every other day. It’s an incredibly easy way to care for your lashes at home. Store the mixture after you’re done so that you can re-use it every time you need to clean your lashes.
Choosing the right baby shampoo
Baby shampoo is designed to be gentle enough for newborns, which means most shampoos will be perfectly safe for your last extensions. With that said, it’s best to make sure that the shampoo you use is oil-free. Oil-based products can break down the adhesive that holds your lashes in place. Since you’ll be placing the shampoo near your eyes, you should also choose a product that’s hypoallergenic.
Alternatives to homemade lash shampoo
Making your own lash shampoo is easy, inexpensive, and effective. In fact, many lash technicians will actually use a diluted baby shampoo mixture to clean the lashes of their clients. With that said, if you’d prefer not to make shampoo at home, there are some alternatives.
Micellar water, which is a type of water that contains suspended molecules of cleanser, is a gentle and oil-free product that can safely be used on lash extensions. When applied to your lashes, it will naturally attract dirt and oil, allowing you to clean your lashes quickly. Before using micellar water on your lash extensions, you should check the label to make sure the product doesn’t contain any ingredients that could damage your extensions, such as propylene glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene, or PEG.
If you don’t have a pump bottle or baking soda, you can also heavily dilute baby shampoo to make an extension-safe cleanser. Even though baby shampoo is extremely gentle, it’s best to water it down before applying it to your lashes to prevent any damage. Your lash extensions are delicate, and you’ll get better results if you treat them with care.
How to clean your eyelash extensions with DIY lash shampoo
Use a soft, clean makeup brush to gently apply the shampoo to your lashes. One pump of shampoo should be enough to clean the extensions on both of your eyes. Massage the shampoo into your lashes with the brush for approximately one minute. Once you’re finished, rinse your lashes with water and gently pat them dry with a microfiber towel.
Your lashes may need some reshaping after they’ve been cleansed. In most cases, you can easily reshape your extensions with a lash brush or with your fingers. Usually, just a few brushes will be enough to get your extensions to go back to their original shape.
If you’re struggling to get your lashes to hold their shape, take a blow dryer and place it on the lowest heat setting. Place the dryer beneath your face so that it’s blowing your lashes upward. Use a lash brush while the air blows your lashes upwards, and they should quickly regain their shape.
Always be cautious when using heat to reset your lashes. Eyelash extensions can be damaged by heat, which is why you should only use the lowest possible heat setting. This is especially important if you have synthetic lash extensions, which can actually be melted by heat.
Conclusion
Lash extensions are delicate, which is why a homemade lash shampoo is the best way to keep them clean. While it’s easy to learn how to make lash shampoo, there are also alternatives, like an oil-free micellar water. No matter what methods you use, you should make sure you treat your extensions with care.